The Obesity Medicine Association supports obesity guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Denver, Colo. – The Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), the clinical and educational leader in the care of patients with obesity, ...
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World-first guidelines created to help prevent heart complications in children during cancer treatment
The world’s first international clinical guidelines to help prevent and treat heart complications in children undergoing cancer treatment have been ...
Collaborative for Telehealth and Aging, led by West Health, releases first-ever guidelines for providing remote care to seniors
SAN DIEGO—Jan. 25, 2023—The COVID-19 pandemic put extraordinary strain on the U.S. healthcare system, but it also accelerated the adoption ...
Nearly half of Medicare patients with non-small cell lung cancer not staged according to national guidelines: lack of adherence linked to greater mortality rates
Reston, VA—A study published in the January issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine reports that approximately one out of every two ...
Group summarizes new guidelines for treating patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease
Group summarizes new guidelines for treating patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease 2022 update provides important clarifications to 2020 ...
Updated guidelines on cognitive rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury
January 3, 2023 – A rapidly growing body of evidence shows the importance and effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with ...
Expert group proposes revisions to guidelines for gender-affirming health care
December 19, 2022 – Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people often seek social, medical, and surgical gender-affirming care from a variety of ...
American Society of Anesthesiologists’ neuromuscular blockade guidelines will improve patient safety and satisfaction
CHICAGO – The latest guidance in addressing proper monitoring and reversal of neuromuscular blockade drugs during general anesthesia – a major ...
AMP assesses clinical implementation of past standards and guidelines for interpretation and reporting of sequence variants in cancer
ROCKVILLE, Md. – Dec. 13, 2022 – The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global molecular diagnostic professional society, ...
Updated clinical trial reporting guidelines include patient voices to improve trial utility and transparency
In a global study of outcome reporting in clinical trials, a research team at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) ...
School children who meet movement guidelines report better health
Many studies have reported that children and adolescents need sufficient sleep and exercise, and should minimize the time they spend ...
Adding to Europe’s HIV testing gap: Lack of testing recommendations in national guidelines on HIV indicator conditions
According to data published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Challenging guidelines on pregnancy interval following miscarriage or abortion
Conception within three months of a miscarriage or an abortion is not associated with increased risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes, ...
Fluoride use was consequence of flawed nutritional guidelines, researcher says
Prominent organizations including the World Health Organization and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have dismissed low-carbohydrate diets that prevent tooth ...
Tailored online personal health record cancer tool increases survivor adherence to national guidelines
INDIANAPOLIS – Use of the Personal Health Record for Colorectal Cancer Survivors, a new online tool specifically tailored to meet ...
After 30 years — new guidelines for weight-loss surgery
Two of the world’s leading authorities on bariatric and metabolic surgery have issued new evidence-based clinical guidelines that among a ...
NCCN Guidelines for Patients Win Award for Excellence in Cancer Patient Education from CPEN
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)—an alliance of leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, ...
Machine learning models identify apps that will likely violate Google Play store guidelines
A considerable percentage of new apps in the Google App store are removed for violating the store’s guidelines. This is ...
Pitt-developed genetic test for pancreatic cancer outperforms current guidelines
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 5, 2022 — A molecular test called PancreaSeq accurately classifies pancreatic cysts as potentially cancerous or benign, according ...
Large study of thoracic aortic aneurysm backs guidelines
OAKLAND, Calif. — A large, new Kaiser Permanente study provides high-quality evidence that most of the 33,000 patients diagnosed each ...